Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N for network-accessible OAuth endpoint; AC:H for token-retention precondition; PR:L because the attacker was a regular user, not an administrator.
Primary rating from Vendor (Mattermost).
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionNVD
Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.2, 11.6.x <= 11.6.4, 10.11.x <= 10.11.19 fail to invalidate OAuth refresh tokens upon user account deactivation, which allows a deactivated user or an attacker in possession of a valid refresh token to obtain new functional access tokens via the OAuth refresh token grant endpoint.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00680
AnalysisAI
Mattermost fails to invalidate OAuth refresh tokens when a user account is deactivated, enabling former users - or any attacker who possesses a valid refresh token - to continue minting functional access tokens against the OAuth refresh token grant endpoint indefinitely after access revocation should have taken effect. All three actively maintained release branches are affected (10.11.x, 11.6.x, 11.7.x), making this a cross-branch session-persistence flaw with high confidentiality and integrity impact on any workspace relying on OAuth-integrated access control. …
Unlock full vulnerability intelligence
- Risk assessment & exploitation conditions
- Attack chain visualization
- Remediation with exact patch versions
- Threat intelligence from 22 sources
- Personal watchlist & email alerts
Free forever · No credit card required
Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata
Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | Exploitation requires possession of a valid OAuth refresh token that was issued to the target Mattermost account prior to account deactivation. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The vendor-assigned CVSS 5.9 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) warrants scrutiny. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | A recently terminated employee who had authenticated to a third-party OAuth application integrated with Mattermost retains a valid refresh token on their personal device. After their account is deactivated by IT, the former employee calls the Mattermost OAuth refresh endpoint with the retained token, receives a new bearer access token, and proceeds to read private channels, exfiltrate direct messages, and modify posts - all as their former identity - with no indication to administrators that the deactivated account is being used. |
| Remediation | Patch available per vendor advisory at https://mattermost.com/security-updates (MMSA-2026-00680). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Threat intelligence, references, and detailed analysis are available after sign-in.
More in Mattermost
View allDenial of service in linkify-it (npm) through v5.0.0 lets remote unauthenticated attackers wedge a rendering worker by s
A denial-of-service vulnerability in Mattermost allows an authenticated user to crash the server via multiple large auto
Mattermost version 7.1.x and earlier fails to sufficiently process a specifically crafted GIF file when it is uploaded w
Mattermost webapp fails to validate route parameters in/<TEAM_NAME>/channels/<CHANNEL_NAME> allowing an attacker to perf
Fleet is an open source osquery manager. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable,
Mattermost versions 9.9.x <= 9.9.0, 9.5.x <= 9.5.6, 9.7.x <= 9.7.5 and 9.8.x <= 9.8.1 fail to disallow unsolicited invit
Dex is a federated OpenID Connect provider written in Go. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.6), this vulnerability is remo
Improper output escaping in NousResearch Hermes Agent versions up to 2026.4.16 allows remote unauthenticated attackers t
Mattermost 6.3.0 and earlier fails to properly sanitize the HTML content in the email invitation sent to guest users, wh
Mattermost fails to invalidate existing authorization codes when deauthorizing an OAuth2 app, allowing an attacker posse
Privilege escalation in Mattermost server (11.6.x, 11.5.x, and 10.11.x branches) allows a low-privileged user holding gr
Authorization bypass in Mattermost Plugin Legal Hold versions <=1.1.4 allows authenticated attackers to manipulate legal
Same weakness CWE-305 – Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
View allSame technique Information Disclosure
View allShare
External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-43305
GHSA-4v7j-4mvr-5975